Planning application
25/02820/COL
Caravan Site Higher Beetham Whitestaunton Chard Somerset TA20 3QA
Proposal
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the existing use of the land outlined in red for the siting of a maximum of 69 caravans or motorhomes, occupied for holiday purposes between March and October and the use of the land hatched in yellow for the storage of up to 15 caravans The use of the land hatched in yellow for the storage of up to 15 caravans
As published by the council, reference 25/02820/COL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Nov 2025
Received by Exmoor National Park
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7 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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25/02820/COL Granted
Caravan Site Higher Beetham Whitestaunton Chard Somerset TA20 3QA
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the existing use of the land outlined in red for the siting of a maximum of 69 caravans or motorhomes, occupied for holiday purposes between March and October and the use of the land hatched in yellow for the storage of up to 15 caravans The use of the land hatched in yellow for the storage of up to 15 caravans
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25/02330/FUL Granted
Higher Beetham Farm Land Os 4807 And 4500 Higher Beetham Whitestaunton Chard Somerset TA20 3PY
Erection of a rural workers dwelling.
Other lawful development applications
In Exmoor National Park
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3/32/26/014 Awaiting decision
Lawsons Burgage, Little Lukes Lane, Shurton, Stogursey, Bridgwater, TA5 1QL
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate to confirm that building works lawfully commenced before planning permission 3/32/23/003 expired
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2026/1053/CLP Decided
The Bungalow Asney Road Walton Street Somerset BA16 9RL
Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Use of siting a caravan within the garden for residential purposes ancillary to the use of the dwellinghouse.
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26/01234/COL Withdrawn
29 Lyde Road Yeovil Somerset BA21 5AT
Application of a Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed erection of a ground floor rear extension and a roof extension to create an additional bedroom
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26/01233/COL Withdrawn
27 Lyde Road Yeovil Somerset BA21 5AT
Application of a Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed erection of a ground floor rear extension and a roof extension
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38/26/0161/LPW Granted
Highgrove Court, 94-96 Trull Road, Taunton
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed change of use of part of the building as a day school (use class F1) at Highgrove Court, 94-96 Trull Road, Taunton